Ramon, who joined the varsity squad as a ninth-grader, shifted in four years from a feel-his-way freshman to a take-charge senior. Even at a modest 6-foot-3, he morphed this season into the Yellowjackets' version of Blake Griffin: Controlling the paint, looming large and becoming Oxnard's all-time scoring leader.

Lee, a three-year starter for the Eagles' varsity, used this season to become Oak Park's go-to and can't-stop leader. Only he saved his best transformation for postseason.

In driving his team to the CIF-Southern Section Division 3A championship game and into the quarterfinals of the CIF State SoCal Regionals, the 6-2 guard basically went Kobe on the opposition. The heroics included 27 points and seven assists in a 67-66 upset win over St. John Bosco in the CIF-SS semifinals, and back-to-back outbursts of 34 points in the state tournament.

The 72-58 victory over Grant was powered by Lee's 23-point fourth quarter. The loss to second-seeded Cathedral Catholic-San Diego in double-overtime was highlighted by Lee's half-court heave at the end of regulation that sent the game into overtime.

There may be one more adjective that neatly sums up both players. How about ... relentless?

"Keep going," said Lee, whose team won the Tri-Valley championship and finished 25-9. "That was basically what I told myself all through the playoffs. I had to keep playing hard to help my team win games. No matter what happens, just keep going."

In Oxnard's memorable 25-3 campaign, Ramon never backed off a challenge.

"I recognized that I needed to become the leader for my team if we wanted to reach our goals," he said. "I had to be the scorer. If we needed a big basket, I knew it had to be me or Dan (Wade) to take the shot.

"And I knew I needed to become a vocal leader, as well. That was new for me, but it was my time to take over that role."

Lee, the Player of the Year on both the county coaches and all-Tri-Valley League teams, and Ramon, the Player of the Year in the Pacific View League, now share another laurel. They are the co-Players of the Year for The Star in boys basketball.

For Ramon, success on the court is directly related to toil and sweat in workouts. The routine rarely changes.

"Up at 5:30, head to gym to go to work," he said. "There's travel ball in the offseason, so there are always more games to play. I never can be satisfied."

With scant experience playing basketball before entering Oxnard High, Ramon exits as an all-time Yellowjacket.

In scoring 575 points this season, for an average of 21.2 points per game, Ramon is Oxnard's No. 1 career scoring leader with 1,471 points.

"It means a lot to me, but especially that I helped my team win games," he said. "My role changed with the team, and I accepted the fact that I needed to score points and grab rebounds.

Ramon's production steadily increased each season, from 5.5 points to 9.5 to 18.8 as a junior. Along with his 21.2 points this season, he pulled in 9.1 rebounds per game.

The challenge this season was playing big against all the opponent's bigs. Ramon was outsized in almost every game.

"It's tough," he said. "The guys I was going against were almost always bigger than I am. I just had to keep battling, every game and every play."

Ramon and point guard Wade formed a lethal 1-2 punch.

"We needed to be the scorers and we really helped each other in that regard," said Ramon. "You can't double team both of us. If I was covered, I knew I could find Dan with a pass."

The only disappointment for Ramon as a senior was the ending. With Oxnard playing in the elite Division 1AA playoffs, the Yellowjackets lost to Quartz Hill in the playoffs opener, 63-60. Ramon did his part with 25 points.

"It was tough," he said. "We wanted to do so much more. I feel like we were the best team in the county, and we could have won any other division."

Ramon now moves on — and continues to evolve. At 6-3, he's planning a position switch to guard at the collegiate level.

"I'm working on my dribbling and shooting every day," he said. "I'm ready to play guard in college, and I'm just looking for a chance."

Lee, the son of former NBA player Ron Lee, also envisions a different role next season. As a bona-fide star, he'll be the player every opponent will try to contain.

Not that wasn't already happening in this year's playoffs.

"I was getting double and triple teamed," he said. "Anything to try to get the ball out of my hands. On this team, it was easy for me to make the pass and find a teammate. We had so many good shooters."

Still, double teams weren't enough to stop a player who could drive to the bucket or pull up and shoot. During his hot streaks, the can't-miss prospect became a can't-miss shooter.

"I just felt like my shots would go down," he said. "You got to have that feeling. If you miss a shot, there's the feeling that the next shot will go in."In this year's playoffs, Lee tallied 21 points or more in six of seven games. The low game was a team-high 19 points in a 72-60 loss to state powerhouse Alemany in the CIF-SS 3A final.

He averaged 25 points per game in the playoffs, and finished with 739 points and a 21.6 average for the year.

Among his accomplishments, Lee favors the 27 points against St. John Bosco and the 23-point quarter against Grant as games to remember. For a simple reason.

"We won those games," he said. "Scoring points are only important if you end up winning the game."

Not only did Oak Park reach the CIF-SS championship for the second time in team history, the Eagles' win over Grant was the first for the program in the state playoffs.

With Lee back at point guard, the Eagles will be among the division favorites next winter.

"I'm ready for the season to start tomorrow," Lee said with a grin. "We know that teams will be aiming at us, but we'll be ready. It's definitely our goal to win the CIF championship next season."